"Oh dear, sorry!" exclaimed Lily. " Its okay." replied the boy. Lily
got up and took a look around. The sandy haired boy and the brown haired
boy together with their parents had also come through the barrier.
"James!!" both of them rushed towards the boy with black hair. "Hi guys!"
Lily left the three boys and boarded the train. It was packed full of
students. She made her way all the way to the back of the train where two
girls were sitting alone.
"If you don't mind, can I sit here? Every where else is full."
Both girls nodded.
"Thanks."
Lily placed her trunk in the luggage rack, sat down and peered out of the window. The three boys were still talking to each other.
"So, what's your name?"
Lily jumped. She had totally forgotten that there were two other girls in the compartment.
"Oh, sorry. I'm Lily.Lily Evans."
"Oh! My name is Deborah.Deborah Harman."
"And my name is Natalie.Natalie Anderson."
The three girls talked. Deborah was from a pure blood family while Natalie was from a muggle family like Lily. The three of them got along very well. A whistle was blown and the train began to move. There was a clattering outside and the three boys came in. "Sorry to bother you, but everywhere else is full. Can we sit down here?" asked the black haired boy. The three girls agreed and the boys took a seat in the compartment. After some time, in which all of them were very quiet, the brown haired boy stood up and said, "Well why don't we introduce our selves? I'll go first, I am Sirius Black."
"James Potter."
"Remus Lupin."
"Deborah Harman."
"Lily Evans."
"Natalie Anderson."
The six of them talked throughout the journey, when finally the train began to slow down, the boys went out and the girls changed into their Hogwarts robes and vice-versa. The train came to a halt and they were told to leave their trunks and belongings and make their way down the train. They did so and when they were on the platform, they could see a giant of a man calling,"firs' years this way." They followed him to some boat and they rowed their way across a lake to Hogwarts castle. They entered the entrance hall, which was larger than Lily's house and met a stern looking witch who introduced herself as Professor McGonagall and were told to wait in a small chamber before the sorting. The group of first years broke into whispering about houses.
"Where do you think they'll put you in?"
"Hufflepuff. My mum and dad were there."
"So were do you think you'll end up Lily?" asked James
"I am not sure. Gryffindor sound the best though."
The whispering died down when Professor entered the chamber and led them into the huge and magnificent great hall. There were four long tables and on high table located and the very end. Right in the middle stood a very old wizard with a very long silver beard. The first years were told to stand right in front of a rather old and patched hat stood.
"Now, when I call your name.step forward and I will place the sorting hat on your head. It will shout out the house in which you belong and you will go and sit at the table accordingly. Any questions? Okay good.Now, Anderson, Natalie."
Natalie stepped forward and sat on the stool. Professor McGonagall placed the hat on her head and after a few seconds, it shouted "GRYFFINDOR!" Natalie dashed to the table on the extreme left which exploded with cheers.
"Black, Sirius."
Sirius was sorted into Gryffindor.
"Evans, Lily"
Lily sat on the stool half frightened and half nervous. A small voice was heard in her ears."Hmm not bad, not bad, Your brave and really smart. You'll do well in Ravenclaw, but wait...Hmm.No.you don't want to be in Ravenclaw? Then you better be in:" "GRYFFINDOR!"
Lily stood up, trembling slightly, took of the hat and made her way to the Gryffindor table. The sorting hat was now sorting "Lockhart, Gilderoy" who turned out to be Gryffindor too." Well, that's an awful lot of Gryffindors." Exclaimed Natalie. But now it was Deborah's turn. She was sorted into Gryffindor too. Now the sorting hat was sorting, "Malfoy, Lucius." He turned out to be the first Slytherin. After some other children, which included "Snape, Severus" who turned out to be Slytherin also, it was James's turn. The sorting hat took a lot of time with James, nearly two minutes. He was sorted into Gryffindor and at last the sorting ceremony was over. The old wizard in the center of the staff table stood up and made a speech. After that, to Lily's astonishment the empty goblets and plates on the table fill with food. Lily who was really hungry ate quite a lot and ended up feeling bloated. She made her way up to the Gryffindor common room with the rest of the first years, went up to her dormitory she was sharing with Deborah, Natalie and two other girls, changed and went to bed and slept almost immediately..
"If you don't mind, can I sit here? Every where else is full."
Both girls nodded.
"Thanks."
Lily placed her trunk in the luggage rack, sat down and peered out of the window. The three boys were still talking to each other.
"So, what's your name?"
Lily jumped. She had totally forgotten that there were two other girls in the compartment.
"Oh, sorry. I'm Lily.Lily Evans."
"Oh! My name is Deborah.Deborah Harman."
"And my name is Natalie.Natalie Anderson."
The three girls talked. Deborah was from a pure blood family while Natalie was from a muggle family like Lily. The three of them got along very well. A whistle was blown and the train began to move. There was a clattering outside and the three boys came in. "Sorry to bother you, but everywhere else is full. Can we sit down here?" asked the black haired boy. The three girls agreed and the boys took a seat in the compartment. After some time, in which all of them were very quiet, the brown haired boy stood up and said, "Well why don't we introduce our selves? I'll go first, I am Sirius Black."
"James Potter."
"Remus Lupin."
"Deborah Harman."
"Lily Evans."
"Natalie Anderson."
The six of them talked throughout the journey, when finally the train began to slow down, the boys went out and the girls changed into their Hogwarts robes and vice-versa. The train came to a halt and they were told to leave their trunks and belongings and make their way down the train. They did so and when they were on the platform, they could see a giant of a man calling,"firs' years this way." They followed him to some boat and they rowed their way across a lake to Hogwarts castle. They entered the entrance hall, which was larger than Lily's house and met a stern looking witch who introduced herself as Professor McGonagall and were told to wait in a small chamber before the sorting. The group of first years broke into whispering about houses.
"Where do you think they'll put you in?"
"Hufflepuff. My mum and dad were there."
"So were do you think you'll end up Lily?" asked James
"I am not sure. Gryffindor sound the best though."
The whispering died down when Professor entered the chamber and led them into the huge and magnificent great hall. There were four long tables and on high table located and the very end. Right in the middle stood a very old wizard with a very long silver beard. The first years were told to stand right in front of a rather old and patched hat stood.
"Now, when I call your name.step forward and I will place the sorting hat on your head. It will shout out the house in which you belong and you will go and sit at the table accordingly. Any questions? Okay good.Now, Anderson, Natalie."
Natalie stepped forward and sat on the stool. Professor McGonagall placed the hat on her head and after a few seconds, it shouted "GRYFFINDOR!" Natalie dashed to the table on the extreme left which exploded with cheers.
"Black, Sirius."
Sirius was sorted into Gryffindor.
"Evans, Lily"
Lily sat on the stool half frightened and half nervous. A small voice was heard in her ears."Hmm not bad, not bad, Your brave and really smart. You'll do well in Ravenclaw, but wait...Hmm.No.you don't want to be in Ravenclaw? Then you better be in:" "GRYFFINDOR!"
Lily stood up, trembling slightly, took of the hat and made her way to the Gryffindor table. The sorting hat was now sorting "Lockhart, Gilderoy" who turned out to be Gryffindor too." Well, that's an awful lot of Gryffindors." Exclaimed Natalie. But now it was Deborah's turn. She was sorted into Gryffindor too. Now the sorting hat was sorting, "Malfoy, Lucius." He turned out to be the first Slytherin. After some other children, which included "Snape, Severus" who turned out to be Slytherin also, it was James's turn. The sorting hat took a lot of time with James, nearly two minutes. He was sorted into Gryffindor and at last the sorting ceremony was over. The old wizard in the center of the staff table stood up and made a speech. After that, to Lily's astonishment the empty goblets and plates on the table fill with food. Lily who was really hungry ate quite a lot and ended up feeling bloated. She made her way up to the Gryffindor common room with the rest of the first years, went up to her dormitory she was sharing with Deborah, Natalie and two other girls, changed and went to bed and slept almost immediately..